"brachygraphy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brachygraphies [plural]
Etymology: From French brachygraphie, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -γραφία (-graphía, “writing”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|brachygraphie}} French brachygraphie, {{uder|en|grc|βραχύς||short}} Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brachygraphy (countable and uncountable, plural brachygraphies)
  1. (obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Derived forms: brachygrapher, brachygraphic

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